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April Ybarra
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2024 - Present
2028
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April Ybarra is a member of the Sacramento City Unified School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 4. She assumed office on December 13, 2024. Her current term ends on December 8, 2028.
Ybarra ran for election to the Sacramento City Unified School District school board to represent Trustee Area 4 in California. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ybarra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
April Ybarra was born in Sacramento, California. She graduated from El Paso High School. She attended Intercoast College. Her career experience includes working as an advocate.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Sacramento City Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Sacramento City Unified School District school board Area 4
April Ybarra defeated Victoria Vasquez and Jennin Martinez in the general election for Sacramento City Unified School District school board Area 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | April Ybarra (Nonpartisan)  | 47.6 | 5,985 | |
| Victoria Vasquez (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 3,665 | ||
| Jennin Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 2,931 | ||
| Total votes: 12,581 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ybarra in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
April Ybarra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ybarra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a Certified National Trainer with the nonprofit Parent Teacher Home Visits since 2012. This work has allowed me to advocate with schools throughout the country. Learning from districts and partnering with CTA to work collaboratively throughout CA has exposed me to innovative partnerships that have a community approach with public schools. Collectively we can create and advocate to adopt policies and measures to support our students and families. Family and community engagement is the foundation of student success.
- Special Education. One of my daughters is a student with ADHD and has experienced the enormous challenge that parents and students with disabilities face in SCUSD. Special Education is in crisis, going back to a least seven years ago, beginning with the Council of Great City Schools audit of SCUSD through the various complaints filed with California Department of Education, continuing with the Black Parallel School Board 2019 lawsuit in which the Board of Education finally adopted an action plan at its September 5th meeting, through the Grand Jury report, all indicators are that addressing the crisis in Special Education needs to be the District’s highest priority. We can do better and I am confident that I can make this a priority.
- Aside from Special Education, but not necessarily in this order, we need to address:
-The basic functionality of the District. Students need to be enrolled, vacancies need to be filled in a timely way, staff need to be paid on time and accurately, educators should have the supplies and materials they need to properly educate our students. -We need to continue to improve student attendance. Students can’t learn if they aren’t in class. -We need to expand Career and Technical Education (CTE). -We need to recruit and retain staff who reflect the diversity of our District.
-We need to provide highly effective and motivating professional development, with a strong emphasis on implicit bias.
-Sacramento City Teachers Association
-SEIU 1021
-Sacramento Central Labor Council
-Latino Democratic Club
-Democratic Party Sacramento County
-CSUS Dems
-ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIANS FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACCE) ACTION
-Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
-Vice Mayor Caity Maple
-Mayor Pro Tem Karina Talamantes
-SCUSD Trustee Taylor Kayatta
-SCUSD Trustee Gracie Phillips
-SCUSD Trustee Tara Jeane
-SCUSD Trustee Chinua Rhodes
-SCUSD Trustee Jasjit Singh
-Jim Keddy, Youth Advocate
-Nancy Lopez, Educator & Parent
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Sacramento City Unified School District school board Area 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 18, 2024
